Some activities of Ms. Masako in Vietnam

At the meeting, the delegation granted 5,000 USD in scholarships under the "Seeds of Hope" Project to support the children who are AO victims to help them overcome difficulties in life. The "Seeds of Hope" Foundation has been operating in Vietnam since 2011. Up to now, the Fund has awarded scholarships to nearly 200 AO victims and donated for Orange Village with a total amount of over 3 billion VND. Each child receives a scholarship of 18 million VND during a time span of 3 years.

On this occasion, the delegation visited the Friendship Village (under the Vietnam Veterans Association); the Vietnam Center for Social Protection for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin; the family of Nguyen Thanh Tung, an AO victim, and the families of 02 students who received "Seeds of Hope" scholarships in Hoa Binh province. In the South, Ms. Masako visited AO victims Nguyen Hong Loi and Tran Thi Hoan, Hoa Binh Village (under Tu Du Hospital), the Orange Village, and a Classroom of Love in Cu Chi District...

The following are some pictures of their activities in Vietnam.

Ms.Masako granted the 5.000- USD-scholarship under Project “Seeds of Hope”to VAVA’s Central Committee to support children who are AO victims.

Visited a classroom of AO victims in the Friendship Village (under VAVA)

Visited the family of Mr. Nguyen Thanh Son in Hoang Mai District, Ha Noi. Son’s family has 3 AO victims, one of whom, Nguyen Thanh Tung, is playing the monocord with blind eyes

Visited AO victim Tran Doan Hien in Tay Phong Commune, Cao Phong District, Hoa Binh Province. Hien receives the “Seeds of Hope” scholarship in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Now he has a diploma in Information Technology, and earns 5-7 milion dong each month by teaching IT online.

Visited a classroom of AO victims in the Peace Village II (under Tu Du Hospital)

Visited a Center for Social Protection in Phu Hoa Commune, Cu Chi District,  Ho Chi Minh City

Visited the family of AO victim Nguyen Hong Loi in Binh Trung Dong Ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

Visited Orange Village farm

Reported by: Manh Dung – Que Luong